"pollutant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/ Audio: En-us-pollutant.oga Forms: pollutants [plural]
Etymology: From pollute + -ant. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|pollute|ant}} pollute + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} pollutant (plural pollutants)
  1. A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities. Categories (topical): Ecology Derived forms: air pollutant, micropollutant, persistent organic pollutant Translations (something that pollutes): замърсител (zamǎrsitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), contaminant [masculine] (Catalan), 污染物 (wūrǎnwù) (Chinese Mandarin), škodlivina [feminine] (Czech), vervuiler [masculine] (Dutch), poluaĵo (Esperanto), saaste (Finnish), epäpuhtaus (Finnish), polluant [masculine] (French), Schadstoff [masculine] (German), umweltgefährlicher Stoff [masculine] (German), szennyező anyag (Hungarian), polutan (Indonesian), polluente (Interlingua), sostanza inquinante [feminine] (Italian), inquinante [masculine] (Italian), 汚染物質 (osen-busshitsu) (alt: おせんぶっしつ) (Japanese), 오염물질 (oyeommuljil) (Korean), parawhakakino (Maori), parawhakaparu (Maori), parakino (Maori), paratakakino (Maori), substancja zanieczyszczająca środowisko [feminine] (Polish), poluente [masculine] (Portuguese), загрязни́тель (zagrjaznítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), загрязня́ющее вещество́ (zagrjaznjájuščeje veščestvó) [neuter] (Russian), contaminante [masculine] (Spanish), забру́днювач (zabrúdnjuvač) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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          "roman": "osen-busshitsu",
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